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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10
The Florida senatorship.

The Senatorial contest in Florida is
getting to be very interesting. The aft.
davit makers are having an inning at
present, but thus far they do not appear
to have settled anything definitely. Ex-
Gov. Drew and State Senator Mann say
that G. Il. Jones, editor of the Times
Union, told them that he had an agree
ment with ex-Gov. Bloxham, very
prominent Senatorial candidate, which
bound Bloxham in the event OF his cleo
ton TO antagonize Senator
Call in Florida matters, to use his in
fiuence 10 elect a successor 10 Call who
would be in harmony with the Times
Union and its wishes aud to favor such a
parceling out of the offices, State and Fed
eral, as would be agreeable to the Times
Union and its friends. Mr.. Jones prints
afiidavits denying that he ever made any
such statements TO Gov. Drew and Sena-
tor Mann, and ex-Gov. Bloxham denies
that he ever entered into any such bar
gain with Mr.. Jones as is outlined in their
affidavits.
The afhdavits leave the situation, so far
as the charges respecting the alleged
bargain is concerned, about as follows:
Mr.. Jones says that he never stated to
ex-GOv. Drew and Senator Mann that he
had bargain relative to The Senatorship
with ex-GOv. Bioxnam, and eX-Gov. Blox-
ham denies that he made such bargain
with Mr.. Jones. There appears to be 10
foundation, therefore, for asserting that
there is or was bargain between Blox.
ham and Jones respecting the Senator
ship and other political matters. But il
is another question whether MIR. Jones
stated to ex-Gov. Drew and Senator
Mann that he had a bargain with
BloXham. Messrs. Drew and Mann swear
that he made such statement to them.
Mr.. Jones denies that he did, ana backs
up his denial with double-barreled'
affidavit The weight Of evidence is, of
course, against Mr.. Jones, but we do not
pretend to say which side the truth is on.
Those who know the affidavit makers will
form their own conclusion.
IL is TO be regretted that ex-Gov. Blox.
hams canvass for the Senatorship has
been marred by controversy like
this which has arisen be-
tween Mr., Jones and Messrs.
Drew and Mann. However innocent ne
may be OF the charges contained in the
affidavlts OF Messrs. Drew and Mann,
there will be some who Will credit them
The high character, however, which no
has always maintained, both Ms a public
man and a private citizen, ought TO be OF
itself sufficient refutAtion Of any charges
that may be made against him OF wrong
doing. He has been in public LIE long
enough 10 know that one Of the things
which public men lind the most difficulty
In guarding against ~ the indiscretlon
Of over smart friends.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

At the April meeting OF the Baptist
Social Union Of Manhattan Island" held
IN New York on April 7, the topic OF dis
cussion was: "What Is the moral influ-
ence OF the secular press OF today" In
the main the addresses were favorable to
the press. Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer said
that the press was the most potent infu-
ence in the land. He believed that the
public journals were more faithfully and
widely read than the Bible itself. The
daily press he considered an everlasting
committee of Investigation, "It un-
earthed fraud, exposed wickedness, and
did noble work in graphing with corrup-
ton" The doctor concluded his address
by saying that the first thing ne did on
Sunday morning after breakfast was TO
read the newspapers. Then he read his
sermon. Rev. DIR. Patton said that he
was sure the general tendency of the
press was benedcial to society and to the
country ut large.
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INDEX TONEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MRKTINGs-Mansgers OF Colored Hospital
Mass Meeting Under the Auspices of the Irish
National League.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-RRffe of Chestnut Mare;
Thanks, c. w. Purcell; The Provident Man.
Davis Bros: Art Exhibition, Webster OH
veros, Agents Davis Machine; German Vol
unteers; Not in the Mud. Townsend.
$50 CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Boarding; Personal; Photography;
Raffe; Miscellaneous.
EASTER OFFBRISGs-At Eckstein's.
FIVE DOLLARS REwARD-Mrs H, Mastick.
RELIABLE DRY GoODs-Crohan & Doouer.
SRoEs, MILLINERY, ETC.-A. K. Altmayer
4 Co.
NEW HOSE, BELTS, ETC.-F. Gutman.
NOTICE.. Nj. Jones.
PAINTING. ETC.-Lloyd 4 Adams.
NoTIcE-Applicaton for Act of Incorpora-
zion of Metropolitan street Railway.
DISSOLUTION OF CoPARTNERsHIP-Meye &
O'Brien.
CHARTER OAK RANGEs-Clarke & Daniels.
MARRIED L. Il B. 5. NJ. Il.
MACHINERY-SchOdeld Iron Works.
For SALE-Wm. Hone & Co; Bolton Street
Property, /. d. LaRoche's Sons.
HARDWARE, ETC.-Lovell & baltimore.
SrovEs-Cornwel & Chapman.
AUCTION SALEs-Business and Residence
dots at Florence. Ala.
MOURNING GOODS, ETc.-At Germaines.
SUGAR, RICE AND COFFEE-Wm. G. Cooper.
To NEWSPAPER PUBLIsHRRs-J. II. Estin.
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Every Man HIS Own Amannansis

Washington Letter. 10 the Kansas city Journd1.
A Mr.. fainter, who has long been asso-
clate4 with Prof. Alexander Graham, of Bell
telephone fame, has taken up the Edison pho
nograpn al the point where he left It, and de-
veloped 1t from a toy to an srsicle of CONNER
cial value, accom- plishing what Edison him.
sell has long hoped TO do. The machine as
perfected has been seen by a number of gem
tlemen Interested in such matters, and before
long il Will be given to the public.
1t Is constructed on the same principle as
the phonOgraph, but with different materials
and instead OF giving out squeaking, met
allie sound as when the sheet of tin foil was
used, II now prouu full, sonorous sound
which can be distinctly heard and understood
in any part Of an ordinary sized room. The
conversation which person NAV address 10
the graphOphone is recorded upon thin sheets
OF wax in the shape of a tube placed upon a
cylinder. One of these little tubes will hold
1000 words.
A merchant, for instance. who has forty
letters to answer, can sit before one of these
machines, turn the crank, and talk his
answers directly into the machine, which re-
cords them upon the wax tube in the same
manner as in the old photography. AfterW ard
one of these little tubes can be slipped of the
cylinder and sent by mail to any part of the
country. When received 1t Will only he neces-
sary to put the wax tube into a similar
machine and it will reproduce the words of
the original speaker as often as may be
wished.
Tubes. or envelopes, in which to inclose
these wax tubes haYc been invented and ac-
copied by I'VE Post Otlice Department for
transmission through the mails. The thin
wax tubes for use in the graphOphone will be
on sale at ali stationery stores at about the
same rate as letter paper. AS soon as TINS
machine comes into general use II Will make
every one his own amanuensis, doing away
with the necessity Tor private secre tary, a
stenograpner a typewriter. And it Will be
preventative of forgery. since it reproduces
the eXac voice Of the speaker so that those
who are familiar with IL Will recognize it at
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

The survey OF a route for the Savannah
and Western railroad, which is to extend
from this city to point on the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad, is
completed to the Oconee river, distance
OF ninety miles. The road will be almost
an air line, and will run through an excel
lent country which has already thrifty
and self-reliant population. 1t is coun-
try, however, that is, as yet, COMPARE
lively undevelOped. 1t is capable of sus-
tanning population many times as great
as 1t at present has.
the survey shows that Reidsville, the
county seat of Tattnall county, is 100 feet
ABOVE Savannah. Part OF the route of
the projected road is along the line of a
survey that was made fifty years ago for
the Central railroad and abandoned, after
the work of grading had begun, because
it was determined to change the direction
of the road. The surveyors marks are
still to be seen in the pine forests.
The Savannah and Western will give
this city another line to the West by way
of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia road. Tie prompt construction
of it will give great satisfaction to the
business men here and to the merchants
end farmers of the section of country
which will be tributary to it.
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NNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY 1ss7TwELvE PAGES.
Memorial Day.

For twenty years the people OF every
Georgia town whose cemetery contained
the grave Of even a single Confederate
soldier looked forward TO the coming OF
the month OF April with peculiar emo
tons. Besides being the month which
marked the fall OF the Coatederacy with
Lees surrender at Appomattox, 1t con-
tanned the sacred twenty-sixth, set apart
through the fundamentally OF a
noble Georgia woman as a Memorial
day to be observed in honor of the
Confederate dead. In two short years a
change has taken place. Georgia women
who still wear black as an outward sign
OF mourning for the father, husband or
brother who died wearing the gray still
look forward to the coming of April with
melancholy interest, but there seem to
be few others in the State that do. The
following sentence, found in a State eX-
change, is proof of the latter assertion
sit is April, but only three Georgia towns
have arranged to observe Memorial day."
A few days ago, In a North Georgia
CITY, an old negro exhibited worn piece
of paper to a gentleman and asked if it
was money. Moneys" answered the
gentleman, sit is a $40 Confederate bill,
nut it 10 of no account except as keep
sake" So it is with the splendid herOism
of the men who wore the gray. 1t is Of
no account now except as keepsake.
As such it is worthy to be honored at
least once a year.
At this day great deal is said Of the
"New SOUTH" Its progress and it's pros
pect of future development and greatness
are themes which provoke endless com
ment. The "New South" seems to re-
member only the present and the future.
The ''Old South" had It's faults, but it was
not in the habit OF forgetting those who
had rendered it a service, whether they
were right or wrong. Perhaps after
awhile, when the Cuisines wave" sub
sides somewhat, the New South" Will
remember the men who fought and bled
and died during the years from 1860 to
1865, and once more April flowers will be
plucked and scattered over their now too
often neglected graves.
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Land Grabbing Congressman.


The Washing ton correspondent OF the
/ New York Herald tells q very remark
/ able story of an attempt by several men,
| bers of Congress to get possession Of the
tract OF land between Kansas and Texas,
containing 3, 400 square miles, known as
the Public Land Strip. The de-
mand for grazing lands has made
this strip OF land, which is 1876 miles long
and 40 wide, very valuable. 1t has never
been surveyed, and settlers have never
been permitted to locate homesteads or
claims upon it. Mr.. Peters, a Repub-
licau member of the House from Kansas,
succeeded in getting such bill as he
and his friends wanted through
that branch OF Congress. He
was careful to call 1t up
at time when there were but few men,
bers present, and he had no difficulty in
getting ii passed. Its true character was
not suspected. 1t went TO the Senate and
there Senator Plumb took charge of it.
He is also Kansas man and very
shrewd one. He managed the bill
easily, and the sleepy and careless
Senators did whatever he asked them to
do with regard to 1t. He had 1t amended
so as to authorize the establishing OF a
land office at once in the territory and
the sale OF town lots. The
bill ought to have gone back
TO the House for concurrence of that
body in the amendment, but Mr.. Plumb
was altogether too sharp to permit any
thing of that sort. He asked for a con-
ference committee Immediately and he
got it. On that committee were
MIR. Plumb and his friends from
the Senate and Mr.. Peters and his
friends from the House. Everything
worked like a charm. A report was
agreed upon which the Senate at once
approved. In the House, however, an
obstruction was met with in the shape of
Representative Weaver, OF Iowa. He
to a committee. Without the
knowledge of Weaver, however,
Peters got the bill back into the House
and had it passed during the worry and
excitement of the last day Of the session.
In some way Weaver discovered that the
bill had been signed by the President of
the Senate and the Speaker, and
that it was already in the hands
of the President. He went to the
Speaker and made him acquainted with
the facts. Mr.. Carlisle telephoned to the
White House and advised the President
not to sign the bill. 1t was not signed,
and the scheme OF the land grabbers was
defeated
Assuming that this story is correct IN
every particular, does it not seem re-
marGable that men who are chosen to
make the nations laws should violate
the confidence reposed In them and use
their influence and power to make laws
for robbing instead of protecting the peo-
pie? The press is often condemned for
its harsh criticisms Of public men.
1t doubtless does make mistakes,
and often bad men use it to crafty per-
sonal spites and to promote selfish
schemes but, taken as a whole, its influ-
ence is GOOD and it does more TO protect
the peoples rights, uphold the laws and
promote morality than any other agency
or all other agencies combined. If it were
not for the fear of exposure by vigilant
and watchful press it is not improb BILE
that cases like this OF the Public Land
Strip would be Of frequent occurrence In
Congress.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

Baron NordenskjOld, the expl orer, is
spending a few days in Vienna he is
meditating a Swedish Antarctic expedi-
tion, in which he expects to have the
assistance OF King Oscar. He has not
yet determined upon the date Of his de-
parture to the Antarctic regions, but when
he does depart he expects to be away Tor
ayear and half. He thinks that If he
can obtain vessel which Will carry coal
enough he will perhaps be able 10 reach
the South pole. OF course the scientific
world will be interested in the expedi-
ltion, but it is not clear that any benefit
will result from it,
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Registered at the Post Office IN Savannah.

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Give the Commission a Chance


TIE action of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in suspending the long and
short haul provision of the interstate
commerce law in this section OF the coun-
try is being quite severely criticised. 1t
is claimed that the commission has no
case before Investigation, and then only
in special cases, and not as to a great
section OF country.
There is no doubt that the commission
mas done what 1t thought was right, and
while it may have considered that in
taking the course it did it was stretching
its authority, nevertheless the common
sense of this country will sustain it.
The argument in favor of suspension
was very strong enc. The Commits
sioners hadn't time to inquire into the
merits of it at once. They were reason
ably certain, however, that it contained
merit enough to justify them in taking
the course they did.
The long and short haul provision of the
law is going to give the commiss sion and
the railroads a great deal OF trouble. 1t is
said tnaU the railroads must adjust their
business to 1t. The question, however,
is, can they? Some can, doubtless, but
there are others which can do so only
with the certainty OF being ruined.
IL would be well TO give the commission
chance to do what it IS possible to do
toward getting the law into operation be.
fore beginning to kick it.
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The III ungry Nine.
HS N uhk ~ NinH.
From tie Nei0 York EUenin0 Sa

From tie Nej0 York EUen5n0 Sun.
'You can depend that the passengers on
that ship will have lively voyage" said
Robert Martin. the well known lace mer-
chant. at the Hoffman on SATURDAY night to a
party OF dry goods men q, ne read an account
OF the departure OF a number of dry goods
buyers for Europe.
''Dry goods buyers" continued Mr. Martin.
"are lively fellows, ana they practically own
the ship that they are on. They 60 back and
forward so Otten that they consider them.
selves old salts. and they are up To every trick
imaginable, while most Of the other passen-
gers are suffering from sea-slckness. As a
general thing they win all the pools sold on
the me made by the ship. for they have the
thing down TO a science. They know how TO
measure time just a. well as sailors, and they
can easily tell the speed Of the vessel TINS
knowledge OF the sea and their jovial DISPOSE
tons soon make them fayOrtes with the lady
passengers and the envy Of the men. Even
the Captain has TO look out for his laurels.
"Ihe greatest trip ever made by we buyers
was on the Alaska about three years ago.
There were nine of us, and as we had he best
OF everything and won most OF the POOLS we
were chrstcned the Hungry Nine which has
since become famous among men In our
business. Nine men never had such luck in
guessing the time OF IA ship. The first thing
we did was TO buy mp all the beer on boa d,
which we had put in pint champagne bottles.
The nine of us had the head of one OF the
tables, and AT dinner We generally drank
three or four bottles of beer each. We made
1t q rule after finishing DO tie to leave il on
the table. Every one supposed from the bot
ties that It was champagne instead OF beer
we were drinking, aud 10 set them all to talk
ing about our extravaganza. The ladies,
particularly, were Mortified.
"'Who are those men, / wonderT one aris-
tocratic OLD lady, the mother of two beautiful
daughters, asked her husband loud enough
for us 10 hear.
Dry goods men,, he answered.
Jewell, II could help it would never buy
another piece Of dry goods she replied.
This set us all in roars OF laughter, and be-
fore we finished dinner we had forty mine
empty Champagne bottles on the table. 1t
finally became known that we owned all the
peer aboard, and anyone wanting beer had to
send to us. | signed all the orders for the
beer, and the steward would come to me and
say Mister or Mistress SO and SO would
ike to get a bottle OF beer
~ would send one 10 the pcreon with
card reading, with the com pliments OF the
dry goods men.' So In this way we turned
tho tide OF popularity In our favor, but not
before we had become known as the Hungry
Nine'
">inee then have several times been over
Europe ahd this country, ana everywhere
80 meet some one who viii stop me and saw.
~ am not mistaken yoa are one OF the Hun
grv Nne Of the AlaskA.' suppose this story
VIII follow me io nay grave"
"HOW shall stun doer's head9n asks a
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

Lord LansdOwne, Governor General Of
Canada. appears to be rather tmid.
Since threats we're made against him for
evicting tenants on his Irish estates be
has been but little in public and his OFF,
cial residence is closely guarded day and
might. So completely has he Isolated
himself from the outside world that all
Canada is talking about bis fear OF Irish
vengeance. He reads the newspapers
CLOSELY and cuts out all comments that
concern him. His nervous system is SAID
60 be badly shaken. Lord Lansdowne
ought 10 resign and make a visit to New
York. The worshipers Of "Me Luds" in
that city would soon make him forget his
frouhles
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, has
no love for the independent press. He
says that it seems TO be the special mis-
sion OF the independent press to abuse
Republican candidates and to praise
Democratic candidates. Continuing he
says: al know OF no other mission OF
some OF those papers. They are the worst
kind OF Democratic papers," Senator
Aldricb is not good authority on the sub.
ject OF the independent press, because he
sees through prejudIoed spoctacles. The
truth Is, the genuinely independent press
IL obliged TO favor Democratic candi-
dates, because such candidates arc the
opponents Of The party witch believes In
honest government.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

1t is stated that the Pennsylvania Leg
isl ature is completely under the control
of the great oil corporations OF that State.
Not long ago the officers OF one Of the cor
porations forced their way upon the floor
OF the House and dared the Representa-
fiyes TO vote against a certain bill. The
pennsylvania Legislature is largely Re
publican. Considering that it is so com.
pletely dominated by the great corpora
tions Of the State, it is not strange that
many honest Pennsylvania Republicans
are inclined 10 assist the Democrats to
re-eiect President Cleveland. There is
even hope that the Philadelphia Press
may be induced TO forsake It's extreme
partisan course.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-10

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At the opening Of the convention OF the
Knights or Labor which assembled in
Harrisburg, Pa, on April Z, General
Master Workman POwierly said that bis
order was fighting under the stars ana
stripes. Ne expressed himself as graft.
Ned with the result OF the elections IN
Chicago, and said that be Tcjoicsd that
Anarchy was showed under as IL never
EBoes Of the General Master Workman
viii De received with pleasure through.
opt ne country. Whenever Il 10 die.
iinciiy understood that The iaboflng meh
eftgis county baye RotBing "a common
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A Breach of International Courtesy

Fr0"' the Ne'o York Ecsning Sun tInd.)
The publication by the Mexican govern
ment OF X-Minister JaCkson's letters without
the previous assent Of the United States
Executive is breach Of international cour-
tesY. The rule Is that no correspondence
between friendly powers should be made pub
TIC except by mutual cnnnenr.